Twelve-year-old private investigator, Fletcher Moon, nicknamed 'Half Moon,' is the youngest P.I. on the planet, with the badge (earned from the Bob Bernstein Academy,an online private investigators' academy) to prove it. His first case gets him involved with spoiled, April Devereux, 'head of an entire tribe of Barbies,' when she hires him to find out who swiped the lock of a pop star's hair, that she bought on eBay. Getting to the bottom of the mystery leads Fletcher to break rule No. 1 in his detective's handbook--'Be invisible'--and he finds himself framed for a crime he did not commit, with twelve hours to clear his name.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/13/2009

ISBN-10: 0786849606

ISBN-13: 9780786849604

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'The Hallelujah Flight' by Phil Bildner is an exciting picture book telling about the heroic transcontinental flight of the African-American pilot, James Banning. Overcoming many obstacles; a beat-up 0XX6 Eagle Rock plane, a severe shortage of supplies, and racial prejudice, James Banning and his copilot Thomas Allen, captured the hearts of the American people when they flew over New York Harbor on October 9, 1932 completing their historic flight. Called the 'Flying Hoboes' because of their plane's condition and their shortage of supplies, James and Thomas became an inspiration to many Americans that all things are possible.

Similar authors: Reeve Lindberg; Wanda Langley; James Haskins:

Similar books: Black Eagles: African Americans in aviation by James Haskins; Flying Free: America's first black aviators by Philip Hart; Women of the Wind; early women aviators by Wanda Langley; Nobody Owns The Sky:the story of 'brave Bessie' Coleman by Reeve Lindberg

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/21/2010

ISBN-10: 0399247890

ISBN-13: 9780399247897

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Eight-year-old Nancy's class is getting a bonus treat for Halloween. They will be the audience at the taping of the Dudley the Science Dude TV show, wearing their costumes! When all Dudley's experiments fail disastrously, Nancy and her friends, Bess and George, are asked to find out why. Dudley declares that the lab must be haunted! To solve the mystery, the three friends find themselves, on Halloween, stalking what appears to be the ghost of Dr. Funk-n-Stine, star of the 70's TV show, Dr. Funk-n-Stine's Groovy Mad Lab. This ninth book in the Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew series will appeal to Scooby Doo fans and Cam Jansen readers, alike.

Similar authors: David Adler

Similar books: Cam Jansen series

Reviewed by: vfv

Date read: 10/31/2011

ISBN-13: 9781416936640

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In Fairfield, Connecticut of 1779, Hannah and her family try to maintain a sense of normalcy as the Revolutionary War rages around them, threatening to destroy their way of life. Part of the Pioneer Daughters series.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/13/2009

ISBN-10: 075694127X

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Kate's a star baseball player, and she also loves to read fairy tales. Even though she hates wearing skirts, one day she's reading her book of fairy tales, and she can't help but notice how lovely the princess looks in the fairy tale illustrations. She whispers to herself that she would like to try being a princess someday, and the next thing she knows, her wish is granted. She is transported to a fairy tale world where she is the princess. The knight is too busy singing love songs to notice the dragon, and Kate's bored with separating the wheat from the chaff. So Kate takes matters into her own hands. Is the world of fairy tales ready for Kate?

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 1/13/2010

ISBN-10: 0670869619

ISBN-13: 9780670869619

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